Effectiveness of utilizing immersive virtual reality for weekly design review team meetings in capstone mechanical engineering courses

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2022

Department/School

Engineering Technology

Publication Title

2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference Proceedings

Abstract

Effectiveness of Utilizing Immersive Virtual Reality for Weekly Design Review Team Meetings in Capstone Mechanical Engineering Courses The Mechanical Engineering Program at this university houses a 1500 sq. ft. active and immersive virtual reality (VR) lab. The VR lab consists of three rear projection walls providing an interaction environment of 14ft by 14ft area. The VR environment provides optical tracking integrated with three dimensional digital stereoscopic projection to facilitate immersive VR experience. This paper provides an account of the system integration of the VR lab with Mechanical Engineering Senior Capstone Course. The paper discusses the layout of the VR lab, its CAD software and hardware integration components that facilitated the immersive experience of virtual prototyping of capstone designs of the teams of senior students, and the overall effectiveness assessment of utilizing virtual prototyping of students designs compared to rapid prototyping methodologies such as 3D printing. The paper also provides benefits and challenges of using VR technology for weekly design review meetings of students’ teams.

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E. Y. Tanbour is a faculty member in EMU's School of Engineering.

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